6. Parts of Seminole County suffered severe flooding along the St. Johns River watershed area with many areas remaining under water for days after the storm dumped 14 inches of rain. Tropical Storm Eta is still bringing rainy and gusty conditions to South Florida as it lingers in the Gulf of Mexico. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, DeSantis, AG Moody speaking in Titusville, WATCH: Manatee deputies rescue dad, son from rip, Hillsborough teen dead in Orlando shooting, police, Is my money safe? Brenda Brennan sits next to a boat that pushed against her apartment when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on Sept. 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Fla. A man begins cleaning up after Hurricane Ian moved through the Gulf Coast of Florida on Sept. 29, 2022 in Punta Gorda, Fla. Damaged homes are seen after Hurricane Ian moved through the Gulf Coast of Florida, Sept. 29, 2022, in Punta Gorda, Fla. Damaged boats are seen downtown after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. Residents and their two dogs return to their home in a neighborhood flooded by the rising Myakka River in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Oct. 1, 2022, in North Port, Fla. A destroyed portion of the causeway from Fort Myers to Sanibel Island is seen in this frame grab from video shot out of a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter as U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson tours the area by air after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction on Sanibel Island, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022. A car navigates a flooded street in the Melrose Manors neighborhood west of downtown Fort Lauderdale on Monday, November 9, 2020. 9. Mar 1993 - Winter Rain Storm Another 43 died from various actions in the post-storm cleanup such as traffic accidents, and medical issues compounded by the hurricane. As Ian marchedmore than 140miles across the peninsula, it would cause the majority of its deaths 111 of 144 in this 10-county region most affected by Ians eye. estimated storm surge flooding may have exceeded six feet Fla. Data is as of 5 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 28 Detail area GULF OF MEXICO Port Charlotte Myakka R. It left many Floridians cut off literally and figuratively some trapped on flooded islands, others without power, internet or cellular service for weeks. It would prove to be one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida, causing at least 144 deaths. HURRICANE ANDREW, 1992 | This water tower, a landmark in Florida City, withstood Hurricane Andrew on Aug. 24, 1992, but the community surrounding it did not, leaving about 50,000 people homeless. Visit the shelter listing to locate your nearest public shelter. The highest recorded wind gust (56 mph) was before dawn Sept. 29 at the Leesburg airport. Glades Electric customers had power restored by Oct. 8. FM%B"/W.tVOT9Xc|)C0"R)398EoT8NyVOra2_GB3]HKKX4RK>bq,xJk&-9!+okoa(y~{2G-^M \s%mx7hc[L.yMY&a|W h_/t}KQ#dK-!VpJ2eAL!fu3qO2YpxT0G=0/p1S=qW5 The water had spared most of the homes, but one had been destroyed by the wind, its roof gashed open to reveal the remnants of a dining room. Another 45,000 structures were damaged in Bay County, with more than 1,500 destroyed including severe damage to two hospitals. Irma slowly crawled north up the state of Florida wrecking communities along the east coast. Last night was shock and just exhaustion. Learn about projects funded by the 1% local option sales tax. They had been in the evacuation zone but said nothing like this had ever happened since buying the home in 1986. Eta weakened from the Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm after lashing the Caribbean coast for much of Tuesday, its floodwaters isolating already remote communities and setting off deadly landslides. Carline Jean / South Florida Sun Sentinel. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP). They said to leave, so I left.. Their shed, their pool cage and a lot of their roofing were all over my yard, Ruiz explained. A man walks his bike through flooding in the Melrose Park neighborhood at 38th Ave. just south of Broward Blvd. The worst, an EF-2, hit the Kings Point retirement community, causing multiple condominium units to be condemned. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. HURRICANE OPAL, 1995 | Hurricane Opal hit Pensacola, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on October 4, 1995, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Tropical Storm Eta brought heavy rain and high winds to South Florida as it made landfall in the Florida Keys Sunday. In addition, 43 indirect deaths were attributed to the storm. These are NOT warnings. HURRICANE IVAN, 2004 | The 2004 season was a rough year for Florida as it was hit by four hurricanes, three of them made hit the same area. Lemay Acosta pulls his daughter Layla, 2, and dog Buster on a jon boat as they tour his flooded neighborhood in Plantation, a day after Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in the Florida Keys and flooded parts of South Florida. June 2003 - Excessive Rainfall Top wind was a gust of 69 mph. It's chilling, even from space." It caused $21 billion in damages and was responsible for the largest disruption to Florida's electrical service ever experienced in the state with 42 counties reporting outages. Hurricane Charley, 2004 Charley was an unexpectedly powerful hurricane, rapidly developing into a Category 4 storm just before making landfall at Cayo Costa, an An evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement away from the threat or actual occurrence of a potential hazard to you and your family. Theres long lines at gas stations, Kamerzan said. Tropical Storm Eta made landfall twice in Florida in less than a week and brought severe flooding to South Florida and the Tampa area. A man walks his bike along a flooded street in plantation, a day after Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in the Florida Keys and flooded parts of South Florida. Note: 17 that were a Category 3 through 5. Eta made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Nicaragua causing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides across some areas of Central America. Sportsmans Harbor in Weleka still had flooding when Tropical Storm Nicole arrived in November. By Friday, that number had climbed to 14 confirmed dead. FORT MYERS, Fla. The extent of Hurricane Ians destruction became clearer on Thursday as people across southwestern Florida, left without electricity, drinking water or inhabitable homes, began to assess the damage and gird for what Gov. The causeway to Sanibel Island had a missing section and a collapsed section, said Jared Moskowitz, Floridas former emergency management chief. 4. The scale of the wreckage was staggering, even to Florida residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful hurricanes. Learn more about evacuation planning from ready.gov/evacuation. Or what they could be coming home to.. Several tornadoes were identified in Central Florida as the storm past from the west, but it was the panhandle that received the greatest amount of damage due to storm surge, reported as high as 7 feet in some locations. Tropical storm force winds began at 11 p.m. Sept. 28 and buffeted the county for 28 hours and 30 minutes. (AP Foto/Lynne Sladky), A man walks his bike through knee-deep floodwaters in a neighborhood of Jehova, Honduras, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Elsewhere in the complex, Sarah Walters, 41, arrived in flip-flops and cutoff shorts to assess the damage to her mothers house. The largest hurricane was Andrew in 1992. 941.743.1200 Katrina still ranks as both the deadliest and most expensive hurricane in modern U.S. history. It broke out the claim numbers for the top 20 counties. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. Diane Dorsey, 57, and her family moved to Fort Myers in 2019 from Maryland, considering it a pre-retirement adventure, never imagining what devastation a hurricane could bring. It was the first major storm to wreak havoc in South Florida in over 30 years, with the previous being Hurricane Donna. People arrive in a boat to Wawa in Wawa, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. WebCharlotte County, FL is in a very high risk hurricane zone. 10,965 acres of land flooded with salt water; approximately 1800 acres of land flooded with fresh water rain runoff; damage estimates approx. Direct hit from tropical storm caused widespread flooding along Shoreview Drive and Gulf Blvd. Tropical Storm Eta had top sustained winds of 65 mph Sunday night as it crossed over the Florida Keys. Destroyed homes and businesses on Pine Island, Florida are seen from a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter as U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson tours the area by air after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022. Irma's sustained maximum wind speed of 185 mph for 37 hours made it the longest in satellite history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Florida Power & Light Co. customers experienced outages between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2. The storm killed 7 people directly upon impact. La tormenta tropical Eta atraves Cuba el domingo antes de llegar a los Cayos de Florida durante la noche. It was a Category 3 hurricane it struck Pensacola with winds of 121 mph. Clouds are reflected on a flooded street with submerged cars in the Orlovista neighborhood following Hurricane Ian, Oct. 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. gusts. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP), An aerial view of the massive, rain-fueled landslide in the village of Queja, in Guatemala, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta. Aug 2004 - Hurricane Charley Rescuers were arriving by air and sea to reach people who had not evacuated. Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on September 28. The fifth costliest hurricane on record was the first hurricane to strike Florida during the weather-beaten year of 2004. Nearly 130,000 people across the Treasure Coast lost powerwhile tropical storm-force winds with gusts to 66 and rain bands blew through the region, dropping up to 7 inches of rainfall. Sept 2001 - Tropical Storm Gabrielle Boats sit grounded in a woodland area and along the side of the road after being displaced by rising water from Hurricane Ian near Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 29, 2022 in San Carlos Island, Fla. Damaged homes and debris are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. Stan Pentz walks out of a Iona neighborhood in Lee County, Florida, after Hurricane Ian came ashore, Sept. 29, 2022. Wilma was the strongest storm to hit Florida in 2005. But the waters had receded by Thursday afternoon and several restaurants were open and packed with people in undershirts, shorts and flip flops looking for something warm to eat. That includes six Category 4 and one Category 5 hurricanes. on Monday, November, 9, 2020. 5. Have an emergency supply kit that can be used when sheltering in-place and in case of an evacuation. 10. It's responsible for 50 deaths. The fourth hurricane was Ivan, which first hit Florida's panhandle as a Category 3 hurricane on Sept, 16. According to areport by the Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, more than 41 percent of hurricanes that hit the United States also make some kind of landfall in the Sunshine State. The latest on Hurricane Ian At least 14 people have died in three Florida counties Charlotte, Sarasota and Volusia. Port Charlotte, FL 33948. Older people with limited mobility and chronic health conditions were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida last month. About 8,100 people were without electricity at the height of the power outages. By Solcyre Burga. The hurricane stormed Lee County barrier islands with winds approaching Category 5 speed, followed by storm surge of up to 18 feet. the National Weather Service in Fort Worth warned. 3. A vehicle lists in floodwaters late Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, as Tropical Storm Eta nears Safety Harbor, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP). Motorists travel across the John Ringling Causeway as Hurricane Ian churns to the south in Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022. Flood History | Charlotte County, FL A man and woman stand on objects to stay dry from the flooding in the Melrose Park neighborhood on 38th Ave. just south of Broward Blvd. Hurricane Irma made landfall along the Florida Keys destroying homes and boats and causing widespread power outages as well as extensive tree damage to the Florida islands. A flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla., on Sept. 29, 2022. The rainfall flooded rivers and led to days of flooding in North Port. Fourteen single-family homes were destroyed, 52 with minor damage. They called 911, but they were told it was too late. Passing hurricanes caused abnormally high surf, causing beach erosion and threatening some homes, putting water in a few on Manasota Key; flood insurance claims of $3558.50. His boat in the canal out back was sinking. Dogs are strapped onto an external cargo platform of a helicopter as owner Tom Koch is evacuated by helicopter by members of mediccorps.org, who arrived with two helicopters, paramedics and volunteers, help evacuate residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 1, 2022.